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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... and GG pattern, ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Tuberculosis - Patterns ... - Lobar consolidation ... Inhomogeneous patchy nodular ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
the cause of the consolidation ... chronic illness, clinical ... in fact this is nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... can present as consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Nodular #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Sarcoidosis